Sem hosts math education workshop for teachers
Discovering a new approach to teaching geometry and other math forms, and incorporating web-based technology into teaching, was the purpose of a recent workshop held at Wyoming Seminary Upper School. Math and computer science teachers from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Macon, Ga. and Wyoming Seminary met to learn about GeoGebra, a free, multi-platform dynamic mathematics software that joins geometry, algebra, tables, graphing, statistics and calculus in one package. The teachers practiced using the software and discussed ways to incorporate it into their lesson plans. First row, from left, are Jennifer Silverman, workshop facilitator and independent curriculum writer; Kathy Rickrode, Sem math faculty, and Mary Swaback, Sem math faculty. Second row: Justin Alon, math faculty, Woodland Hills Junior High School, Pittsburgh; Edward Bujak, computer science, Howard High School, Macon, Ga.; James Doherty, Sem math department chairman; Mary Kolessar, Sem math faculty, and Andrew Benzing and Whitney Wiltsie, Strath Haven High School, Wallingford.